Example sentences of "[was/were] in [art] [noun] seat " in BNC.
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| 1 | My assistant Joanne Barker was talking on her phone and two more colleagues were in the back seat on their phones . |
| 2 | On the way home , Frank was driving and Harry and I were in the back seat , and Harry put his arm round me . |
| 3 | Traces of explosives were found on the clothing of the three accused , two of whom were in the back seat of the vehicle and one in the front passenger seat . |
| 4 | What in the world would the company be like in a few years ' time if such people were in the driving seat ? |
| 5 | Holders Oakley were in the driving seat in beating Hillfoot 7–4 while Parkview trounced Bunch of Grapes 7–2 . |
| 6 | mid-week , when he was in a corner seat |
| 7 | ‘ Your daughter was in the back seat , Mrs. Fanshawe ? ’ |
| 8 | The actor Robert Mitchum was in the back seat , and before they drove off I attracted his attention and said , " Mr Mitchum , please help me . |
| 9 | Does my right hon. Friend consider that the Bill 's provisions will deter the kind of thief who stole Mr. Peter Brown 's BMW from a garage forecourt while Mr. Brown 's infant daughter was in the back seat ? |
| 10 | Mrs Humphrey , of Ash Hill , Colby in Cleveland was in the back seat . |
| 11 | The porter was tipped , Alain was in the driving seat , and she was being swept away by a complete stranger to a house she did n't know at all , far away from anyone who would help her . |
| 12 | A man in a grubby white robe was in the passenger seat . |
| 13 | Mr Chan was in the passenger seat and behind him was Steve . |
| 14 | Georgina was in the passenger seat . |